Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 714 Show data context 236 Show data context 2,406 Show data context 304 Show data context 656 Show data context 69 Show data context 57 Show data context
1861 493 Show data context 200 Show data context 336 Show data context 171 Show data context 285 Show data context 53 Show data context 36 Show data context
1881 529 Show data context 2,656 Show data context 9,580 Show data context 3,332 Show data context 2,942 Show data context 605 Show data context 499 Show data context
1911 513 Show data context 481 Show data context 18,205 Show data context 4,204 Show data context 4,935 Show data context 1,239 Show data context 1,358 Show data context
1931 476 Show data context 389 Show data context 14,872 Show data context 3,260 Show data context 6,051 Show data context 490 Show data context 1,749 Show data context
1951 362 Show data context 107 Show data context 16,586 Show data context 5,050 Show data context 6,131 Show data context 516 Show data context 2,656 Show data context
1971 171 Show data context 98 Show data context 20,265 Show data context 3,735 Show data context 5,863 Show data context 1,031 Show data context 4,299 Show data context
1991 200 Show data context 0 Show data context 14,335 Show data context 3,418 Show data context 6,536 Show data context 1,725 Show data context 5,975 Show data context
2011 115 Show data context 99 Show data context 6,701 Show data context 4,100 Show data context 7,659 Show data context 3,167 Show data context 9,461 Show data context
Date: Source:
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 2011 Census of Population
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'

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Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Barrow in Furness District through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 24th April 2024